Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-07-14
DAIsYs UNCOMFORTABLE PASSION
A West virginia Maidcns Remark-
able IDfatuation for n Handsome
Mailer.

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A West virginia Maidcns Remark.
able IDfatuation for n Handsome
| Mailer.
A Wheeling, w. ", correspondent
writes rs follows: The towns of Martin:
Ferry, on the opposite side of the river
from this city. is very much excited
over most pitiablc case of unrequited
love, the details of which have just
come to light. This uncomfortable
passion exists in the bosom OF Miss
DAISY Lemastcrs, n petite and pretty
young lady once known throughout the
town. while the object of her affections
is George Scott. II young mailer. in
good circumstances. Miss Lcnas.crs'
passion has led her TO abandon home,
friends, and all else. and to day she is
an outcast in the most wrctchcd cir
cumStances, existing no one knows
how; the butt of the town, and tho
daily subject of r;ducule. jokes. and
jeers. A year ago Daisy Lemastcrs
had n comfortable home. large circle
of friends, and moved in the best soce-
ty in the town. Last summer, while
calling ut the residence of Mrs John
Walters, Daisy first met George Scott.
who was boar,lcr at the house. The
girl, who had previous shown Il marked
AYERS on for the society of gentlemen.
at once become wildly infatuated with
the young man. and the better to be
near him, left her home and secured
situation in the boarding house as u
domestic. The girl then began to lay
siege to SCOTS heart, and f. soon be-
came burden to that gentleman. Scott
is of rather II jOvial dispos t on and for
a time he looked upon Daisy's passion
as very good joke. but the g'rl soon
became such an intolcrabIc nuisance
to him that he was forced to leave
Mrs. Walters and take up his abode
in another part of the c ty. For few
days he ha n respite, and then Daisy
located him, and his troubles were
renewed. The girl would rem ain before
his house sometimes for twcntyfour
hours at stretch in the hope of catching
sight of him, and in n week Scott had to
make another move. For month Daisy
could not find him, and the girls condi-
ton became such rs to excite universal
pity. With her once fine clothing in tat
tiers. hungry. soilcd, and unkcmpt, she
would pace the streets of the town day
and night, vainlv searching for the
object of her affections, and question:
ing everyone she met rs to his where
abOutS. Finally, one evening the girl
met Scott upon the street, and at onco
threw herself into his arms, over
whclmng him with word tender of en-
dearmcnt The young man eluded her
with difficulty. and once more chang
ing his place of residence he. aided by
his friends, kept ont Of her sight dur
ing the entire winter, while Da So, not
bit discouraged, paced the streets in
snow and cold anil rain, never for 4
moment rclinqu shing her quest.
Friends and rclat YES had long sine,
ceased the / efforts to reason with her,
and her case was looked upon as hope
less. In the spring DAISY once moro
succeeded in locating Scott at Ms.
BOyds. and her coIuct in standing
al a Of al
times for days at a time, soon indu led
that lady to appeal to Mayor Keller for
relief That official, by threaten ne
impr sonmcnt, succeeded IN inducing
the girl to cease patrnling the front of
Mrs. BOyds house, but Daisy not to be
baked. mapped ont beat embracing
several squares and ut least half Il milo
long, and this she has gone over as
high As twenty times II day. stopping
for few moments on each trip at Il
half-dOzen points commany view OF
Mrs. Boyds house. For the past
month the poor girl. worn almost to a
shadow, and tanned rs black rs a mu.
l3tto by exposure to the hot sun. has
tramped back AMI forth over this
route. Sometimes she carries bun CHI
of flowers VIII CHI. she tells the passers-
by, are for Scott, and often tears are
seen chasing each other down her face
as she hurrics along with a quick, ner-
vous step. The case is Il most pecu-
liar one, and many attempts have been
made to break the spell hanging over
the girl, but without avail, and the
popular expectation is that s,mo morn
ing she will be found dead in the street.